Wow, it feels good to say "Good play"

[morello]

your "good play" comment reeks of sarcasm when it comes after losing AA to A8. When you say "Good play" in this scenario, most people take it to mean the exact opposite. Not really any different than explicitly berating him.

[bigredlemon]

It was early game and was dealt AA. Someone guy in early position pushes all in 700 with the blinds at 10/15. He turns over 84. Flop is J T 4 rainbow. Turn is a 4.

I say "Hice hand"

He says "Eat [censored] and die"


Classy guy

[IvyGrizzly]

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I'm guilty of using overusing exclamation points to express sarcasm. Case 1:

- 3 handed. Fishie McWhineWhine is all-in. I call with KQ, McWW shows A5, and I win the ensuing coin-flip. McWW sez, "I had an over, I was 2 to 1 you XXXXing FISH." I reply, "wow, tanks for the tip! i just got lucky! my bad! gg! gl! i put you on J high!"

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I'm always impressed by the math some people seem to do. For example, one dude was drawing to some crappy flush (small suited cards + 2 suit on board) and had no other outs, and he said he had 13 outs because there are 13 cards of his suit in the deck.

Somebody argued with him for about 10 minutes trying to explain that you can't count the cards already out, and the guy kept saying "you don't understand statistics."

[Ryan527h]

I find most fitting to just say NH, cause it wasnt a good play, but he did make a NH

[stupidsucker]

To play devil's advocate a little.

There is a difference in berating and complaining.

No one needs to have insults and stones thrown at them, but I promise that most "fish" (not all) love to get under peoples skin. In the original post it was stated...

They are real people who are playing poker, hopefully for some enjoyment. If it gives them enjoyment to feel excitement calling all-ins with A8 because they saw a play like that on TV, then great for them.

Poker breeds a certain individual that plays badly but doesnt care. They will often make a bad bet purely for the gamble. They enjoy sucking out, they enjoy playing against the odds, and damn it, they LOVE to get a rise out of people. Some of them dig and dig to try to get it.

Might I add that no player like this will have any fun against a player full of rocks unless he gets some rise out of them when he does suck out.

This is a game of poker, and rules of integrity and manors both apply. People are never going to stop complaining at a poker table. It is part of the atmosphere that attracts people that will pay you to let them get under your skin.


People play poker for different reasons, its not fair of anyone to tell anyone how to play outside the rules. Why shouldnt that include the people that want to bitch and moan a little? Granted there are limitations and I have crossed them in the past.

Its one thing to call someone a moron when they win... They love it, they have the chips you can say whatever you want and it just adds to their adrenalin. Have you ever ever ever berated a fish that won chips in a bad play, and had the fish go,, "hmmm you are right, I was wrong, I will play better from now on"... Hell no! They say "F YOU moron, who has your chips cry baby" They eat it up. But there is no reason to berate a guy that makes a bad play and loses. Now your just making him feel stupid.

Anyways. Its hard to make a point saying to let people play they way they want to and exclude the people that want to play with a chip on their shoulder. Hot heads are people too, and lots and lots of people play poker for just that reason.


For what its worth I agree from a pros stand point. Anything that keeps players in the game is a good thing. Anything that chases them away is a bad thing. Good post.

[Newt_Buggs]

in my experience the guy tapping the glass is often a fish as well

[Beavis68]

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"don't throw rocks in the lake"


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I used "stop throwing rocks in the pond" in Omaha8b when some moron with just a one way hand jams it on the river and chases out all the profit.

My favorite thing to say if I have to after a beat is "nh Nemo" that usually gets a few laughs.